Music
No “Respect:” Daughter of Aretha Franklin Producer Speaks Out on Missing Movie Characters: “Very little historical accuracy yet again”
Tom Dowd was one of Aretha Franklin's three main producers/arrangers at Atlantic Records. But like the great Arif Mardin, he is also entirely scrubbed...
Music
A Cool Indie Record Company Marks 35 Years: Chesky Records Celebrates with Jazz, Classical, Folk, Pop Collection
The best indie record company is right here in New York, thriving after 35 years. Next Friday brothers David and Norman Chesky will celebrate...
Music
Very “Smooth”: Carlos Santana and Rob Thomas Will Debut Their New Single “Move” at Clive Davis’s Mega Central Park Concert
Here's what we call marketing:
Carlos Santana and Rob Thomas won't just be performing their 2000 hit, "Smooth," at Clive Davis's mega Central Park concert.
They'll...
Celebrity
“Respect” Director on Cutting Aretha Franklin’s Famed Backup Singer Cissy Houston from Movie: “That is part of artistic license”
One of the biggest mistakes in the forthcoming Aretha Franklin biopic, "Respect," is the cutting of her most famous back up singer.
Cissy Houston, leader...
Business
Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie, Writer of Most of Group’s Hits, Sells Publishing Rights for Undisclosed Sum
Half of the 16 songs on Fleetwood Mac's Greatest Hits are written by Christine McVie. They include "Over My Head," “Don’t Stop,” “You Make...
Celebrity
Twitter-Tidal Owner Jack Dorsey Wants Kanye to Release “Donda” Now and Keep Updating It
Some people are getting twitchy waiting for the release of Kanye West's still MIA "Donda" album.
Jack Dorsey, who owns Twitter and the streaming service,...
Movies
Review: Jennifer Hudson Gives an Oscar Worthy Performance as Aretha Franklin in “Respect,” But Movie is Full of “Alternative Facts”
I can't say whether or not Aretha Franklin really handpicked Jennifer Hudson to play her in her biopic, but she certainly was persuaded to...
Music
New Orleans Jazz Fest Canceled for October, Moved to Next April 2022, Beginning of End for Festivals This Year
There will be no New Orleans Jazz festival this October. It's been cancelled because of the rise of COVID in Louisiana. This is the...